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Rise of the Nazis episode 6

Rise of the Nazis episode 6

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Rise of the Nazis episode 6: Facing defeat on the Eastern Front, Hitler retreats. Deep rifts emerge, and his inner circle vies for power. The resistance gets a student voice, and an enemy within plots to kill Hitler.     A fresh perspective on how Hitler brutally seized and kept power – and the missed chances that could have stopped him. Inside the minds of monsters – and those who fought them.   Rise of the Nazis episode 6 Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in […]

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Rise of the Nazis episode 5

Rise of the Nazis episode 5

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Rise of the Nazis episode 5: The Nazis have lost in Moscow. Hitler and Stalin take charge of their armies – with no-one to hold them back. In Stalin, Hitler has met his match – it’s now a fight to the death.     A fresh perspective on how Hitler brutally seized and kept power – and the missed chances that could have stopped him. Inside the minds of monsters – and those who fought them.   Rise of the Nazis episode 5 Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933

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Rise of the Nazis episode 4

Rise of the Nazis episode 4

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Rise of the Nazis episode 4: At the peak of his power, Hitler now faces fellow ruthless dictator Stalin. He tries to deceive Stalin with a plan to invade Britain, all while preparing an attack on the Soviet Union.     A fresh perspective on how Hitler brutally seized and kept power – and the missed chances that could have stopped him. Inside the minds of monsters – and those who fought them.   Rise of the Nazis episode 4 Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death

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Rise of the Nazis episode 3 - Night of the Long Knives

Rise of the Nazis episode 3 – Night of the Long Knives

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Rise of the Nazis episode 3 – Night of the Long Knives: Adolf Hitler has been chancellor of Germany for just under a year. It is a challenging balancing act. On the one hand, the Nazis must be mindful of President Paul von Hindenburg and Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen, who are members of Germany’s traditional aristocratic ruling elite. On the other, there is the Nazis’ own power base – the stormtroopers – millions of angry, disenfranchised men who wreak havoc on German streets.     The stormtroopers are led by Ernst Röhm, one of Hitler’s oldest and closest friends.

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Rise of the Nazis episode 2

Rise of the Nazis episode 2 – The First Six Months in Power

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Rise of the Nazis episode 2 – The First Six Months in Power: At the start of 1933, Hitler is the chancellor of Germany but he does not have absolute power – there is still a democratic parliament beneath him, a head of state above him and the rule of law hanging over him. Hitler sets his sights on dismantling the German state. When Hitler calls a general election to increase Nazi representation in the Reichstag, Hermann Goring sees an opportunity to impress by taking out the left-wing opposition. Goring orders a raid on the Communist Party HQ in the

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Rise of the Nazis episode 1 - Politics

Rise of the Nazis episode 1 – Politics

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Rise of the Nazis episode 1 – Politics: This episode takes us into the corridors of power where Germany’s top political mastermind sees an opportunity to use the sudden popularity of the Nazis for his own ends. This sets off a chain of miscalculations, backroom deals and power grabs that will propel Hitler from the fringes of political activism into the heart of government. Hitler wants to become absolute leader of a single-party German state – standing in his way is democracy and the rule of law.     After leading a failed coup in 1923, Hitler decides on a

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World War Speed - The Drugs that Won WWII

World War Speed – The Drugs that Won WWII

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World War Speed – The Drugs that Won WWII: It’s long been known that German soldiers used a methamphetamine, called Pervitin, during WWII. But have tales of Nazis on speed obscured the massive use of stimulants by British and American troops?     Did total war unleash the world’s first pharmacological arms race? And in the face of industrial slaughter, what role did drugs play in combat? Historian James Holland is on a quest to dig deeper and unearth the truth behind World War Speed. Amphetamine, discovered before methamphetamine, was first synthesized in 1887 in Germany by Romanian chemist Lazăr

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